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Aibu to think that this takes pfb to new levels

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Whatinthenameofsanity · 05/09/2012 20:30

In park today

Little girl about 3 bullying kids on play frame, not letting them on, pushing them, forcing them to sit down and not letting them off play frame. Telling her nanny to shut up and even other carers to go away.

Man with his child about same age told his child not to play with the little girl if she was going to be mean and naughty. He went off to other side of play area with his child. Mum of bullying child comes over saying that he frightened her daughter and that he should have spoken to her. He tells her calmly that he didn't even speak to her daughter, and why should he speak to her before speaking to his own child. She then threatens to and does call the Police who of course don't attend due to the sheer ridiculousness of the phone call.

Is this hyper pfb or AIBU?

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Bluegingham · 05/09/2012 20:32

I almost feel sorry for the mum. She's in for a hell of a time.

crackcrackcrak · 05/09/2012 20:32

Yanbu - the mum is though! Dear me that's v pfb and arrogant.
I will now need to sit in my hands because I have a really u pfb story which I can't share as its too recognisable Sad

surroundedbyblondes · 05/09/2012 20:34

She was there with nanny and her Mum? That in itself is overkill!

Bluegingham · 05/09/2012 20:34

crackcrackcrak, namechange and spill! I LOVE a good PFB story!

JamieandOscarSittinginATree · 05/09/2012 20:37

Not sure about calling a 3 year old a bully, but YANBU otherwise

Oakmaiden · 05/09/2012 20:38

I don't think 3 year olds CAN bully.

They can be bossy though... and badly brought up...

LynetteScavo · 05/09/2012 20:38

Nanny as in Grandma, or nanny as in person paid to care for the child? Confused

IneedAgoldenNickname · 05/09/2012 20:42

Reminds me of an incident the other week.

Me and my 2 boys were at the garden centre recently, and they were playing on a bouncy castle with a slide. Suddenly a grandmother (at least me and my Mum assumed that's who she was, as she looked too old to be a Mum) came over and told me my sons had 'terrified' her little one. According to her, they had 'had a go at him' which was why he was in tears. Bearing in mind I was hearing distance, I would have heard them shouting, and grin what me and Mum saw he cried because she dragged him off the bouncy castle.
On further questioning, of her and my boys, out turned out they'd asked him not climb up the slide when they were coming down! Maybe they should have slid into him Hmm

eastmidlandsnightnanny · 05/09/2012 20:51

ha ha hope she gets done for wasting police time and on the topic of being ott - whilst she was on the phone someone being burgled could have been trying to get through

TyrannoWearsGoldKnickers · 05/09/2012 20:58

Have received calls like this whilst working for police in control room. Several of them, sad to say. Pathetic.

tryingtonotfeckup · 05/09/2012 20:59

Awesome, this is hyper PFB. She is in for a rough ride later.

I cannot get my head round parents behaving like this, I would be mortified if I let that behaviour go. My DS2 if he could would not let other children come on stuff in playgrounds, he tells them that they are "naughty, go away". Its a bit embarassing really but I have to tell him no, he must share etc etc and if he doesn't he is taken off it. Simple, he'll learn.

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Whatinthenameofsanity · 05/09/2012 21:00

It is common behavior for that age group, but I would say this was a degree above bossy that is why I used the term bullying. She was physically forcing younger children to sit back down and hitting them when they tried to get off.

The nanny was the mother's help not the Grandma.

Crackcrackcrak come on name change and spill, you know you want to!

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WorraLiberty · 05/09/2012 21:04

There was a child in our street very similar to the one you describe in your OP.

I wonder what her Mother made of me when I made the child cry with my death stare?

She's 13 now and still won't look at me Grin

She's no better behaved mind you....

tryingtonotfeckup · 05/09/2012 21:06

Did it take two of them to take one child to the park?

McHappyPants2012 · 05/09/2012 21:08

i wouldn't have kept my cool, i would of said if you was supervising your child then you would of seen that i didn't speak to your child and that i moved my child away as your child has been hitting other children.

PooPooOnMars · 05/09/2012 21:08

She called the police?!

OrangeHorraceTheGoldenOtter · 05/09/2012 21:15

Ha! What an awful woman! What did the father do/say when she actually did call the police?

crackcrackcrak · 05/09/2012 21:20

I can't! And yes I want to. I just wrote a big post but even if I change loads it would still out me. The mum in question is extremely pfb but I dont hate her or anything - I don't want to upset her.

Let's just say she cannot, cannot say no to her darling dd to the pint where she will fill on argue with erm.....the staff of local attractions which feature mechanical interactive vehicles over and over because dd cannot possibly hear the word no, even if it's more than the poor mans job is worth and or would invalidate their insurance Grin

Northernlurkerisbackatwork · 05/09/2012 21:22

She called the police because another parent moved their child away from her child? Wow!

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Whatinthenameofsanity · 05/09/2012 21:35

The father was remarkably restrained OrangeHorrace just told her she was welcome to, went and sat down and watched her make a fool of herself Grin

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